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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-23
THAT BOYS SISTER.
Or. vincent's Lecture in the Y. M. c.
a. Course.

The fifth entertainment In the Y. III. c. A.
course at City Hall last evening was lecture by
Rev. John ii. Vincent, ID. d., LII. d., the
leader Of the Chautauquan movement who
two years ago spoke so pleasantly upon THAT
Boy" to our people.
Dr. Vincent on being introduced by Rev. n. 7.
Whitaker. ID. d.. was greeted with hearty ap-
plause. Announcing as his subject, THAT Boys
Sister," lie opened his lecture with fine poetical
tribute to women. Then followed humorous ae-
counts Of the giIl in her girlhood days, in her
youthful days, and in the period of young woman
hood The verses Of Jean Ingelow's beautiful
poem, "Songs Of Seyen," served as fitting intro
ductions to each Of these periods. He emphasized
three spheres out Of fifty which he said he might
name for which he would have the girl or young
woman trained the kitchen, the nursery and the
parlor. He would elevate the drudgery Of the
kitchen and make II as ennobling any other yo-
cation girl might choose in life. He would have
the cares Of motherhood in the training Of chill
dren made joyful, as the young lives grew into
symmetry, beneath the watchfnl care of the
mothers eyes and heart. The parlor should be
the centre Of Intellectual thought and work. Give
him one hundred parlors in such city as Port
land centres of knowledge and study, and he
would revolutionlze the city, and elevate 1t to
higher purposes than ever known before. He be-
lieved in giving to woman eo-educatioE with man.
and to opening to her every avenue OF employ
ment at FAIR and just wages, which It Is possible
for her TO fill. Paying high tribute to such ex-
ceptionsl women as Mary A. Livermore and
Frances A. Willard, he believed the time was not
yet ripe for woman suffrage; that It was not safe
to double the voting power by two, and the infiu-
ence of woman in the home could be most potent
In determining for the right the vote Of husband,
brother, son and lover. The blunt girl. the bash
full girl, the aesthetic girl, the gushing girl, the
girl who must be in style, were all described in a
humorous manner eliciting shouts OF laughter. In
contrast he spoke of the 'gimted grip as he
styled her, limited as to her advantages and use
fulness, and drew IN Illustration pathetic picture
of one such girl who, living modest and retired
life, yet exerted mighty influence for good upon
her pupils. SO touching was the picture and
drawn with such a tender hand, that many were
moved to tears. Illustrations followed of the old
maid. termagant and good, and Of the country re-
latiye, and the lecture closed with sweet vision
of the true woman In her daily round of duty. So
with mingled humor, pathos and eloquence, the
hour and quarter passed all too quickly, and
the lecturer at the conclusion received the warm
thanks of the many In the audience.
The closing entertainment In the course Jan.
10th will be recital of Shakespeare's historical
tragedy, Julius Cesar" by Hannibal A. VIII
liams Of New York city.
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The Finance Committee Reaffirms
Provisions Of RiddIeberger's Bill.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 22.-The Virginia Senate
finance committee has submitted a majority re-
port on the settlement of the Virginia debt, en-
bracing these resolutions:
l. That the Governor be authorized and re-
quested to direct the officers of the State to sus-
pend all proceedings of the commonwealth until
January 25, 1888, provided the bondholders
shall also cease all attempts to tender or to in
duce others TO tender coupons for taxes, aid
that the bondhoders or their agents shall publish
a circular that they will not sustain the taxpayers
in any attempt to use coupons for taxes during the
same period
p While profoundly anxious that final a Just
ment of the debt of this State shall be speedily
effected. the General Assembly deems 1t to be
due to frankness and fair dealing with the hold
ers of the securities of Virginia to solemnly
declare il TO be the unaterable purpose of the
government and of the people of this common
wealth to stand by the basis of adjustment pro-
yded for by the act known as the Riddeberger
bill. That Virginia will carry out that settlement
in good faith, and that any hope or expectation
that any adjustment of the debt of the State more
favorable 10 the public creditor than that author
lied by the Riddleberger act will ever be made,
is utterly Elusive and groundless.
3. These resolutions shall take effect from
their passage.
In the House of Delegates the resolution which
instructs Virginia Senators and Representatives
in Congress TO urge the immediate repeal OF the
whole Internal revenue system OF taxation was
agreed to.
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RAILROAD MATTERS,
THE EASTERN FIGHT.


Judge Devens, of the Supreme Court, In Bos'
ton, has issued an order restraining Messrs
Cobb, Shines, Haywood and Peabody from acting
as directors Of the Eastern Railroad Company
The directors metfor organization yesterday fore
noon and but for the writs served by the
sheriff ON the gentlemen named they would have
acted with the other members. This action Is
taken at the instance Of dissatisfied stockholders
who Wednesday afternoon filed bill In equity In
the Supreme Court, setting forth that at the an
nual meeting Of the stockholders on December
4th the committee la "liarge OF ballots received
about 1000 votes east upon shares for which
proxies were held by John Lowell, Augustus
Lowell and others, but that after these yOt,
were cast other proxies were made out ON the
same shares and the votes east upon these were
also received and counted, whereby Messrs.
Cobb, Shines, Peabody and Haywood were de-
clared elected instead Of the four gentlemen on
the other ticket. The plaintiffs say that at an
adjourned meeting the matter will be settled anc
J.. ID. Braman, William Endicott, Joseph II, Gray
and G. III. Allen will be declared legally elected
members of the board Of directors.
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THE STATE
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

FRANKLIN COUNTY.
At Packards saw mill, Township No. 6, a large
amount of numbering is being done
Strong has gold and silver mining company
The Pennington Chronicle places the loss on
the IL Hay Knife Works at ts East M Wilton which burn
on which there was no insurance.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Roughs are doing mischief by night at Amherst
The windows OF Millss stOrehouse were smashed
the other night
The X. of L. Cooperative Coal Company of Bar
stock from So 900 to $1,000 and put 400 shares
on the market at So per share-par value $40.
Judge L. A.. Emery recently sold small lot of
land on Eagle Lake road, Bar Harbor, at the rate
of s24,0OO per acre. 1t is reported that part of
Greetings Island (40 acres) has been sold for
$4,000. This island forms tie northern side Of
our harbor.
Deer are scarce on Mount Desert Island this
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Clinton is to have a Farmers Institute.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
There is movement in Greenville for the cree
tiOn Of public hall.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
/, Ii Is expected that the Bath Hotel win be COM
pleted and ready for occupancy by Feb. LIST.
A crew Of Phipsburg men owning some hundred
lobster pots have secured vessel and go out
miles at sea and tend their traps. The result Is
they obtain larger and better Holsters. They are
known as deep water lobster and are quoted at
$3.50 per hundred IN the market, many being
sent to the city OF New York. The unprecedented
mild. weather Of the winter, so far has facilitated
matters and they are meeting with good success.
One fisherman says that he has stocked eighty
dollars thus far and the best thing about Ii he
does rot have TO divide the sp0ils, he runs his
own boat.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
There are great numbering operations on Dead
River this year.
The Methodist church at Fairfield was to be
re-dedieated last night
WALDO COUNTY.
Unity people want their railroad depot moved
to Halletts crossing.
Mr.. Charles 4. Johnson who has the distributing
of the 5000 annually from the A. w. johnson
estate TO the worthy poor Of Belfast, has assisted
100 families IN the year just closing. Mr.. Calvin
Hervey, who distributes the L. r. Hazeltine an
nuty, says he has assisted some forty families.
Tho annuity amounts to SITS to $500 per year.
The extension OF the government building In
Belfast and other Improvements have been COM
peted with the exception Of putting the addi-
tional boxes into the post Office. Nearly $4,000,
the amount appropriated, has been expended, the
contractors were NJ. c. Foster & Son.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The new American House at Eastport has been
opened to the public.
The Eastport Guards are to have ball to help
pay of their $500 debt. Their new officers are
Everard Il Newcomb. captain; Edw Il. Liver
more, lst lieutenant; VIM. s, Hume, I'd lleuten-
ant
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DETAILS or THE SUFFERING.
Terrible Deaths in the Binding Storm
on the Prairie.

WICHITA, Kan, Dec 22.--Additional details Of
the results of the blizzard to-day prove 1t to have
been the worst ever known In the State. The
number of deaths by freezing and starvation IS be-
lieved to be sixty. Few residents in the eastern
part of the State really thought so alarming
state of affairs existed but are now most liberal
ly responding to the call for aid. j. Packley,
mayor Of Ashland, Clark county, reached the city
this morning and says: 'When the blizzard
struck the western settlers, Monday. they were
in many instances out Of fuel. Sunday was mild
and pleasant and no one seemed prepared for the
John Henry and John Golfer, en- route to Texas,
left Ashland an hour before the storm began.
Their bodies were found the next day on the
prairie frozen stiff. Their team was found 20
miles SOUTH The animals had drifted with the
wind until becoming exhausted they sank and
died.
AS soon as the storm ceased, rescuing parties
left Ashland. At a sod house, which they entered,
an entire family OF fve, named Kansas, were
frozen stiff. Some were sitting upright on stools.
The mother was dead In bed. There was no fuel.
The rescuing party buried the bodies.
A real estate agent OF Ashland was out In the
country looking at claim and was found dead
half mile from the limits of the town. A great
number had their limbs frozen so badly that sew
erai cases necessitated amputatIon
Mrs. REILLY and two children were frozen TO
death near Dghton. Six deaths are. reported
Scott counties. Many new counties located from
rs to $50 miles from telegraphic communication
and details come in slowly. The citizens OF this
city held public meeting tonight to raise funds
and arrange to secure provisions for the settlers.
A trainload of provisions win leave Wichita in
time to reach the needy before Christmas Other
cities will also contribute corn, wheat, coal and
clothing. The blizzard was the worst since the
State was settled. The mortality of stock was
large.
gentleman from Greely county gives an even
more startling account. Three men left Horace
county intending to 60 to claims short distance
away: They wandered all night and finally one,
Mr. Gibbs, sank exhausted. His companions
could not induce him to continue the tramp in
search Of shelter and were finally compelled to
leave him. The body was found the next day.
The other two sfnaly reached a dug out and
gained shelter: Their arms. feet and ears were
badly frozen and they cannot recover.
An emigrant, with his wife and child went TO
rancho Just before the blizzard and asked for
shelter The ranchman refused, and after they
had wandered some distance the blizzard became
so severe that the horses became unmanageable
and turned the wagon over, throwing out the
mother and child. The baby soon succumbed and
then the mother died. The father covered the
bodies with the wagon box and then started to
find shelter Finally he attracted the attention Of
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GENIUS IN LIN 30.
Musical Mr.. Sampson from Bidde.
ford Arrested for EmbezzIement.

BIDDEFoRD Dec. 22.-John E. Sampson, who
about three years ago, gave music lessons, tuned
pianos sold sewing machines and ksang in the
Methodist church choir in this city, is under ar
rest in Boston, for embezzling several hundred
dollars from the firm Of Charles c. Harvey & Co.,
piano manufacturers, in that city. The firm has
written to the authorities here to learn what kind
of a reputation Sampson left behind him in Bidde-
ford. He went away from here about two years
ago and for a time was canvassing through the
country towns in New Hampshire He had many
friends in Biddef0rd. and almost as many credit
ors as friends. He is musical genius, but lacks
the backbone and integrity to make living out
of legitimate business. Several business men
here have accounts against him, which have
graced the pages of their edgers for three or four
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PRICE THREE CENTS.

Rev. DIR. ouInby. was her cousin. Her poems
were delicate. tender and full Of deep love of
Nature sometimes she wrote verses overlooking
with wit and even with sarcasm. She diea IN the
summer Of 1868, Of fever induced by the eaeise
ment Of the Morgan raid upon the village ,'sd moa
gan was a famous guerilla ehief, VINO thIeatene eS,ev
10 burn the town unless certain sums oi mvvnX
were furnished him Abbie, who was OF iIaii
and delicate organization, was forced 20 carry W. W.
Ter for The raiders a task altogether too haTd Ios
her Uer sisters were obliged to play Tor some VI
the officers and men, and 10 cook Tor them hef
Oldest brother DR. John SlemODs, died IN COfy-
dom since her death. Her only living Drother.
farm near POrtaudU
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AT FULL SPEED
a Locomotive Plunges into Crowd
of Waiting Passengers.

CHICAGO, H., Dec. 22.-An incoming Baltimore
& Ohio train plowed at full speed through crowd
boarding an Illinois suburban train at Van Buren,
station In Chicago last evening. Fully 200 people
were thronging the tracks at this time, and with
out whistle or note of warning the train was
upon them In an Instant Miss Lottie Launder-
vile was thrown a distance 81 20 feet and instant
ly killed. When the train stopped, the engine
was boarded by an infuriated crowd of people Q
who had barely escaped death. The engineer was
roughly seized, and cries of ''lyneh him." "kill
him." were shouted from hundreds of throats. He
was rescued from the thr0ng by officers. Several
people were injured
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Buying Rifles
Foreign Notes

BUCHAREST, Dec. 22.-The Chamber of De
puties has sanctioned the expenditure of two
million dollars in the purchase of repeating rifles
and a million for forts
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A Maine Poatass.

correspondent Of the Transcript at Washing.
ton, d. c., gives biographical sketch Of the late
Miss Abbe Slemons, the poetess, which will in
terest many Of our readers: "She was daughter
Of Col. VIM. slemons Of saccarappa, and Of his
wife, Abigail Quimby. For many years they re-
sided at Stroudwater, near Portland, and removed
TO Corydon, Ind, In 1851. Abhle began writing
verse at an early age, but never published any
thing before her maturity. She wrote for western
papers and magazines, and occasionally ior tne
Gospel Banner OF this state, of which the edltor'
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MORNING. DECEMBER 1887

settlers and was taken In and warmed Botn ,l ms ~
feet were frozen and before physician could be
summoned he died.
A widow with 16-yearsold son and younger
son VAS sent out 10 search for fuel, and after
waiting some time for his return the mother ana
daughter attempted to 20 to the house OF Ihe
nearest neighbor. They all lost their way IN the
binding snow and pefished. Three deaths are
reported from Ford county, aud five from stevens
county,
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On the Boston & Maine.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Dec. 22.-This morning
near the depot of the Boston s. Maine Railroad
there came near being serious accident. AS
Conductor Dawes's TAO upward-bound train came
from Rockport, in attempting to shift the track
the switch rod broke. The train took side
track and collided with freight car, partly de-
m0lishing it. The engine was deralled and ran
some distance before stopping. There were a
large number OF passengers on the train but no
one was hurt. Considerable damage was done to
the engine and freight cars Workmen were i'm
mediately sent to repair the damage. No fault
is attached to any one for the accident, as the
broken switch rod shows defect in the iron.
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SURVIVORS, Of the Alfred Watts.

Boston, Dec 22.-A letter received from Unit
ed States Cousul Reed of Barbadoes, this morning
states that Capt. S. Young of the bark Lizzie Per-
ry, of Yarmouth, N. s., reported to the Consul
that when in Lat. 2S0 10y north, long. $50 20 Nov.
goth, he picked up Harry Magnus and Oscar Linn
the only survivors of the ship Alfred Watts, of
New York, bound to Hiogo from Philadelphia.
Inc snip was ulsmanted ana capsIzed IN nurrl- MI
ors were lost. Capt. Young reported that his own
vessel is a total wreck on the south point of the
reef of the island.
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vlRcINIA's DEBT.

Warrants have been issued for the arrest
Gen. Millen and Mr.. Melville, alleged dynamiter
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Tammany JubiIates.

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-Tammany hall held
jubilee tonight over the result of the recent cleo
ton for the endorsement Of the Presidents kmes-
sage. Tariff reform speeches were made by ex-
Lieut.. Gov Dorshemer, Col Fellows ana CDaIIes
A. Dana. Resolutions were adopted urging tnat
New York be chosen for the National Democratic
Convention and favoring the immediate reduction
of the surplus though not at the expense Oh Amer
lam Iaho
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The Hooking Valley suit involving $4,000, 600
was settled at Columbus, Ohio, yesterday, in favor
of the railroad company
The tug b. w. Morse, with a crew of twenty
men, under Captain Blair, left New York, yester-
day. in search Of the big raft.
The Dominion Grange has declared for com
mercia union.
Gas exploded in the house of James Lundys
residence at Findlay, l0hio, yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Lundy and one child were killed.
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Wharton Barker a Candidate.

NoRRIsTowN, Pa, Dec. 22.-Wharton Bark er.
in card to the Republicans of Montgomery coun
ty, announces himself as a candidate for delegate
to the National Convention. He declares himself
opposed to the nomination OF Mr.. Blaine, and says
he will favor Sherman, Harrison, Hawley, or any
other good, available man.
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TEN YEARS IN PRISON
Young Harrington's Punishment for
His Crime at vassaIboro.

AUGUSTA, Dec. 22.-When court commenced
this afternoon after the State had put in all its
evidence against George M. Harrington who
burned the buildings of Oak Grove Seminary. he
pleaded guilty to both indictments, one for burn
ing buildings in the night time and another for
burning buildings in the day time, and was SEN
fenced to ten years in States prison on the sec
ond, while sentence was suspended on the first.
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some connectIcut cItIzens.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Dec. 22.-The grand jury
this evening returned true bills in the cases of
Clarence E. Taylor of New Britain, for murder in
the first degree; Thomas F. Plunkett (now in Can
ada, for embezzlement from the Union Manufac
turing Company; james 5. Parsons president,
Robert E. Beecher, secretary, and Isaac W.
Hayes, clerk of the Continental Life Insurance
Canada for two weeks.
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by the explosion of last evening. Great clouds of
smoke and steam are still rising from the runs.
Portions of detached walls are leaning at seem
ingly impossible angles and threatening at every
on the ruins. which are still red hot in some
places. It is the impression Of some that there
are several bodies in the ruins. a search viii be
init of 1t.
Water was not turned OFF from the fire in the
Touring mills until 80 tonight. The inquest has
begun. John Lee is still missing and undoubted-
ly perished. The leak was found in the pipe run
Gas COMPANIES works at the intersection with
the Atkinson street sewer. The Common Council
today appointed committee to institute thor
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Maine congressman.

Mr. Dingley is the only one of the Maine delega-
CATION who now contemplates going home during
the holiday recess. Senator and Mrs. Frye, to-
getber with Representatives Reed, Dingey and
Boutelle and families. are domiciled at the Ham
ilton House for the winter: Senator Hale, during
the absence in Europe of Mrs Hale aud their three
sturdy Youngsters is living in bachelor quarters.
Representative Mken has taken apartments on
Fourteenth street, adjoining the Hamilton, where
he will lie Joined by Mrs. Milliken and his daugh-
ter Miss Maude Milliken, after the holidays.
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Distinguished in Science.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22.-Dr. Ferdinand Van
deveer Hayden died this morning after a long ILL
ness. He was distinguished scientist and wide
Unknown geoiogist. He was born at Westfield,
Mass, in 1929 Dr. Hayden was a member Of
the National Academy of Science and nearly all
the other scientific societies of America. He was
an honorary and corresponding member OF sci
entific bodies in foreign countries.
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Badly Injured.

ANDovER, Dec 22.-Mr. Isaac Harper of An
dover, was injured by the falling of limb while
working in the woods. He was hit on the head
and shoulder, cutting his head badly, and it is
feared that his shoulder is broken. He was
brought from f. II. Thomas Camp TO the Andoyer
House, and now is being attended by the physi-
clans
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THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, Dc

WASHINGTON, Dec. %.
The indications for Maine, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Connecticut are colder, fair
weather; fresh to brisk westerly winds, diminish.
ing lin force and becoming variable, followed
Saturday by rising temperature.
For Vermont and Eastern New York, slightly
colder followed by warmer, fair weather, light to
fresh variable winds.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND. Me-, Dec 22, 1887.
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A South caroIina Law.

COLUMBIA, 5. c., Dec. 22.-Jndge Norton has
sentenced two juvenile colored burglars u Cam
den to life Imprisonment at hard labor in the
State penitentfary. The boys are respectively 10
and 13 years of age. They broke lock and en-
tered house in the night time to rob. The law
required such sentence. The Governor will be
appealed to for mercy.
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PniIaaelphIa New EngIanders.l

PHILADELPHIA Dec. 22.-The seventh annual
festival of the New England Society of Pennsyl-
vania at the Continental Hotel tonight, had the
largest attendance ever present at its annual din
ner there being 220 persons present. Speeches
were made by Senator Evarts, Henry Cabot
Lodge and Gov. Beaver.
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AT AMY NOM EMIT.
Ex-Secretary Manning Very weak
and Sinking.

ALBANY. N. Y, Dec. 22.-Ex-Secretary of the
Treasury Manning is gradually sinking and death
may be expected at any moment.
Midnight-Mr. Mannings condition has under
gone little change and it is thought that he can
live through the night His vitality is surprising
but he takes no food and is growing weaker.